# Accident 20140530008929A: Cessna 172F, Nenana, AK, May 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8108° N, 147.7207° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8108&lon=-147.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8646U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8646U-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,228 total, 750 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140530008929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS FLYING LOW WHEN HE RAN OUT OF FUEL IN LEFT HAND TANK. UNABLE TO SWITCH TO RIGHT TANK BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC14CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA033), May 30, 2014: Cessna 172F (N8646U), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot's selection of a low cruise flight altitude, which provided little time…

## Other reports on N8646U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760418009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418009619A), Apr 18, 1976: Cessna 172F (N8646U), Belmont, KS, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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